The historic ruling in Maneka Gandhi v. UOI, which postures as a barricade of the Right of Personal Liberty granted by Art. 21 of the Constitution, began when the passport of the petitioner, wa...

The doctrine of double jeopardy is old common phenomena. The doctrine plays a vital role for the protection of integrity of the criminal justice system including precious human rights of the ac...

Right To Equality Equality is the essence of a democratic country, including that of India and hence the constitution of India guarantees the right to equality and protection of the same. The ...

Article 21 assures every person the right to life and personal liberty. Over the years it has come to light that the concept of Right to Life under Article 21 does not merely imply a physical rig...

An individual exercises certain rights that are conferred upon him either by the Constitution, statute or a contract.  A Right can be defined as an interest or a claim which give...

Right To Equality Equality is the essence of a democratic country, including that of India and hence the constitution of India guarantees the right to equality and protection of the same. The ...

Double jeopardy refers to a condition in which a person cannot be punished or prosecuted for the same offense or act twice. The doctrine of double jeopardy act as a defense that safeguards the ...

The text of Mahabharata says that path is the right path which has been followed by virtuous men. The concept of precedent is based on this theory. The edifice of the common law is made up of Jud...

A pardon is an act of mercy, forgiveness, clemency. The concept of pardon is an artifact of older times, of an age where an omnipotent monarch possessed the power to punish or remit any punishmen...

Jeremy Bentham (father of Utilitarianism) introduced the utility principle, which was part of a series of consequential moral theories that assessed an individual's acts based on their eff...